"You can say a million words about getting better but coach says I'm not playing, so I'm not playing. I'm not happy about it. I just want to play every game. I'm going to play my game. I'm not going to change but maybe play better without the puck, or forecheck more, but I love playing with the puck. I really don't like skating all the time, and forechecking, and hitting somebody every shift. I don't think it's my game."

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Can you imagine a player actually saying this? It's not a joke. This is a real quote. If this guy had been selected by the B's, he'd be on the first train out of town today.

"You can say a million words about getting better but coach says I'm not playing, so I'm not playing. I'm not happy about it. I just want to play every game. I'm going to play my game. I'm not going to change but maybe play better without the puck, or forecheck more, but I love playing with the puck. I really don't like skating all the time, and forechecking, and hitting somebody every shift. I don't think it's my game."

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Can you imagine a player actually saying this? It's not a joke. This is a real quote. If this guy had been selected by the B's, he'd be on the first train out of town today.

No wonder he sat out vs the Leafs on Saturday. Let's see what the results of any repeated conversations, perhaps over a period of time, does for him.

Unbelievable!! I guess you have to give him credit for being honest. You don't want to paint all Russians with the same brush but with this type of attitude and guys like Radulov and Kovy going back to the KHL, teams are going to be wary about drafting Russians.

Wow...I don't know if I've ever heard such a ridiculous quote from an athlete since Randy Moss, and this one might even be worse. I do remember the scouting reports on players from the 2012 draft were poor, and that there weren't many projected great players, but boy....I haven't seen or heard anything about him to suggest that he was any better than Galchenyuk.

Gotta feel bad for Edmonton....get three straight #1 overall picks. Two of them are hurt most of the time, and one of them has the worst attitude ever. I can't imagine them not having at least another few lottery picks coming their way in the next couple of years.

....at least if he keeps this up, they'll be able to sign him for cheap, or they won't feel too bad about letting him walk.

And this is a first overall pick? I thought teams scouted on personality and attitude as well as skill.

I'd have a lot of questions for the Oiler's management and scouting staff if i was a fan. Lowe is still surviving on the fumes of that Roloson aided Cup run, he's horrible and the Oil need a big change in management and philosophy, it'll be awhile before they turn it around.I dare say Calgary has it together better than the Oilers and that is saying alot.